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AT Program Administration
AT Competencies
Recommended competencies in the area of
assistive technology have been identified by the Council for Exceptional
Children.
School Profile of Assistive
Technology Services
A tool for school districts to analyze
and improve their assistive technology services.
Quality Indicators
of Effective Assistive Technology Services
The following text of the Keynote Presentation
for the 1999 TAM (Technology and Media Division of the Council for
Exceptional Children) Conference contains a powerful new tool for
looking at and thinking about the assistive technology services provided
by school districts. While this is not a finished tool, in its present
stage, it already is proving to be very useful.
Education Tech Points
A brief description of a system for providing
efficient and cost effective assistive technology services.
Assessment
AT Consideration
An overview of the requirement to consider
the need for assistive technology in every IEP meeting.
Extended Assessment
of Assistive Technology Needs
An extended assessment is a planned trial
with the AT in the student's customary environment.
Writing Assistive Technology
in the IEP (pdf)
This short article describes steps in the
process of planning for and including assistive technology in the
IEP.
Questions about AT Consideration
These are frequently asked questions about
AT consideration and brief responses.
Utilizing
Assistive Technology in Making Assessment Accommodations (pdf)
This useful guide to using assistive technology
as an accommodation during high stakes testing is based on the IDEA
Partnership's Making Assessment Accommodations: A Toolkit for Educators
(Council for Exceptional Children, 2000). Using their accommodation
framework this guide describes a variety of assistive technology
including both low and high tech options that may be useful considerations.
Computer Access
Coming soon!
Positioning, Seating, and Mobility
Coming soon!
Vision and Hearing
Emerging Technology for Hearing
WATI Assistive Technology Fact Sheets
- Fact Sheet #1: Assistive Technology for Children with Hearing
Impairments
- Fact Sheet #2: Assistive Listening Devices For Children With
Hearing Impairments
- Fact Sheet #3: Assistive Technology for Childrens with Visual
Impairments
Assistive technology for students with hearing impairments can
also be borrowed from the Independent Living Centers (ILC) in Wisconsin.
They are affiliated with WisTech, Wisconsin's Tech Act program and
serve all ages, all disabilities, and all parts of the state. To
locate the nearest ILC, http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/disabilities/Physical/ILCs.htm
Documenting AT into the IEP
Coming soon!
Funding Assistive Technology
Coming soon!
Other
Universal Design for Learning
- A Key for Successful Curriculum Access
A brief overview of Universal Design for
Learning and it's potential impact.
Our Cheese Keeps Moving
A short article about dealing with change
in the field of assistive technology.
For Adobe Acrobat (PDF - Print Document
Format) versions, you will need to download
the free reader.
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